Classical

Mozart: Abendemfindung… An Chloe… Fin In Ch’han Dal Vino… Hostias… Or Sai Chi L’Enore… Parto Parto… Smanie Implacabili… Voi Che Sapete… Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, he was competent on keyboard and violin from a very early age and composed from the age of five. […]

Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director and conductor , but was primarily known for his operas. Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the text and the music for each of his works. Initially, Wagner established his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of […]

Amici Forever – Five classically trained opera singers from the around the world joined forces form an opera band. They uniquely blend contemporary pop and traditional opera in a style known as cross-over operatic pop. The group originally comprised Soprano – Jo Appleby (England), Soprano – Tsakane Valentine (South Africa), Tenor – Geoff Sewell (New […]

From chorister to radio presenter and receiving an MBE in half a life time Aled Jones is a popular singer from Wales, UK. Starting out life in rural Wales, Aled Jones joined the choir of Bangor Cathedral at the age of 9 and although he never made it to Head Chorister, he was often chosen […]

Alessandro Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 22 October 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer, especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is the father of two other composers, Domenico Scarlatti and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti. Born in Palermo, he is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. He produced a long series […]

Gounod: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir… Le Veau D’Or… Je Veux Vivre (Juliet’s Waltz)… Charles-François Gounod (1818 – 1893) was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria, based on a work by Bach, as well as his opera Faust. Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and an artist […]